3rd Sunday of Advent, December 14, 2025

Genesis 2:  The LORD God formed man out of the clay of the ground and blew into his nostrils the breath of life, and so man became a living being.
Romans:  One man said no to God and put many people in the wrong; one man said yes to God and put many in the right.
Matthew 4:  “Get away, Satan! It is written: The Lord, your God, shall you worship and him alone shall you serve.”

Music,  Ben & Shonda
Readers,  Carrie & Paul
Homily,   John Stack
Eucharistic Prayer A & B,  John Stack & John Cade
The Magic Zoom makers,  Hue & Kevin
The Organization man,  Richard
Final Blessing,  Rosemary

Remember these special people:

For all the people affected by natural disasters like floods, earthquakes etc;  For the Ukraine and the Holy Land; For our new Pope, Leo XIV;  For John Stack;    For the Quinn’s daughter, Colleen  with breast cancer; For Carrie’s son, Chase, who was in an auto accident;   For Adam, that the doctors may find a remedy for his seizures; For Meredith ;   For Tom  Quinn;

For Tom Good; For Lambrini, John Cade’s wife, who is dealing with cancer ;  For Allen Stryker;   For Mike and Judy Carrell ; For Hue; For Jackie;  For Ron and Marilyn;  For Ed Kless;  Jackie’s sister, & friend, Lynn;  For Rick Turner searching for a kidney donor, Type O neg.;   For Jean & Cliff Wright;    from Barbara, a little baby boy named Ford ;    for the medical staffs, teachers, and coaches in our public & private schools.

Birthdays: Mike Elmore
Anniversaries:

Expenses: $  610.00
Outreach: $  160.00
Thanks again, Folks, for doing what you can.

 

Rosemary’s Blessing:

John Stack Ministries meets on Sunday for Mass at
9:30 at the ArtCentre of Plano,
902 E. 16th St, Plano, Texas.

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Help create a Catholic Community that welcomes all God’s
People, provides for & challenges spiritual & total
growth.   Reaches out to help people who are disadvantaged &
make the world we live in a better place to live.

 

Rosemary's Blessing of  The Week: 

Come, O Dancing God,

Spirit of Life and Love,

of  Beauty and Diversity,

stir up my soul,

bathe me in your light,

and unleash my own spirit

that I may dance with you

and be light for those around me

and reflect your love to all that I meet this week.

 Edited and adapted from a blessing by Fr. Andrew M. Greeley

 

 

 

Denni reading the prophet Daniel.

 

 

Special Thanks to these special people:

•    For  the Readings:  Denni & Tom
•    For The Team:   Kevin & Leo, Georgie & Buddy
•    For the Communion Bread:   Alison
•    For the Special Communion Cups:  Jan
•    For the Pictures:   Rick & Connie, Connie & Rabrai riders
•    For the coffee and extras:   Judy & Jackie & All
•    For the altar & sound:  Jackie & Hue
•    For the Music:    Shonda & Ben & David 
•    For all who helped with Communion 

 

 

 

Tom reading from 2 Peter.

 

 

Birthdays: Lynda (57, Monday), Emery & Carrie Croan (both Thursday), Stephen Farmer (27, Saturday)

 

 

 

Rosemary reading her Blessing of The Week

 

 

Anniversaries:

Bryan Bambaneck & Kendall, 12^th, Sunday, today)

Hue & Lynda, (42^nd, Wednesday)

Mike & Judy (53^rd, Tuesday)

 

 

 

Happy Birthday, Lynda (20 times 2 plus 21 minus 4)

 

 

Please Remember these special people

For Paul's daughter, Kim, getting married this weekend.

For Jackie Urbanczyk and for the Urbanczyk family;   For Connie Bresson's mom;     For Carol's recuperation;   For Tom Good;     For Dee and her daughter, Lisa;    For John Schanot's continued recuperation;  For Nadia's recuperation;   For Geri's  nephew, Martin Calabrese and Martins' family;  For a young man who is suffering from depression;    For Claire's mom; For Cliff & Jean;   For Rosemary's niece, Beth's partner with cancer;   For Laura's sister Claudia;   For Dawn;   John Simari’s friend, Ron;   For Anthony & Sabrina;   For John & Jean's son John Louis;   For our good friend Kay in Ontario;    For Rose's daughter in law Jamie

 

 

 

Happy 42nd Anniversary, Hue & Linda.

 

 

For Rosemary's sister, Patty and her husband, Lou;  For Cathy's uncle, Jim Wright at 92;   For Connie's nephew, Fred; For Mary Jane Stevenson's son Philip, 34, sick & don't know why;     For Maureen’s daughter, Kathleen, with cancer;      For Jackie's friend, Barbara, plus Angela & her mom;    For Sr. Patricia Otillio, a nun I worked with for years in Grand Coteau;   John Cade's mother in law, Kalliopi Piskiouli;    for Franks brother with advanced Parkinsons;      For Steve Barrett, Rose, & Katie;

 

 

 

Happy 53rd Anniversary to you and Mike, Judy.

 

Dick Thompson's daughter, Teri Jill, and Judy's aging parents;  Barb & Warren's grandbabies, Leighton Elizabeth and Warren Phillip and Ethan Michel, & their friend Chris, plus Barb's  Annie & Kaitlen;

 

 

 

Thanks for being a beautiful Candle Lighter of The Week for us, Emma.

 

 

Tom and Teresa Quinn's niece, Chawna, with cancer, their granddaughter, Mikayla;   plus Neva Flynn, Angel, and Diane Kreeitzer;   Connie Doherty's mom and her sister, plus Kevin's cousin, Peter; for Mary Ellen;  For a number of David McKeon's family who are having a rough time with health issues; for our friends, sons, and daughters in the military, including Ryan McClurg and Chebino; cure for autism from Laura Chollick; for our President.

 

 

 

Thanks, Kevin, for all you have done for us and all you mean to me.

 

 

Your Finances, August 6, 2017

Expenses:   $740.00   

Outreach:    $655.00 

 Thanks for your Generosity, Everybody.

 

 

 

In honor of Kevin a community brunch.

 

 

 

Have a Great Week, J.S

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The Best Buddies, Georgie & her mom, Michelle.

 

 

JSM Mission-Faith Statement  

      Help create a Catholic Community that welcomes all God’s People,  provides for & challenges spiritual & total growth.  

      Reaches out to help people who are disadvantaged & make the world  we live in a better place to live.

 

 

Yes, Good Luck & success to you these upcoming years in college.

 

 

Kevin, just look what you are going to be missing.  Can it get any better!

Rosemary's Blessing:          

May God protect you

From silly fears and from bitter tears

From foolish fights and from sleepless nights

From excessive needs and from nasty deeds

From self-made hells and from all bad times.

Andrew N Greeley   A Book of Irish American Blessings and Prayers            

 

 

Our Special Thanks:  

•    For  the Readings:  Grace and Patricia
•    For The Team:  nobody today
•    For the Communion Bread:   Alison 
•    For the Wine & Cups:  Mike & Judy 
•    For the Pictures & Video:   Rick & Mike,  & Beth
•    For the coffee and extras:   Jackie & Beth 
•    For the altar & sound: Jackie & Hue
•    For the Music:  Ray & Wendy & Shonda & Bethany
•    For all who helped with communion 

 

 

Birthdays:  Tom Zurchin & Mark Ackerman (Sunday, today), Kerry Tucker (Wednesday), Claire Occhipinti (Saturday), Darbiana (19, Saturday) Dave Spigelmeyer (Saturday)

 Anniversaries

Curtis and Mabel (62^nd Monday)

 

 

 

 Please Remember these special people:

For Frank & Mary's niece, Lisa, with cancer;   For Jean and Cliff with mutual operations coming up;  For Bernadette's recuperation from knee surgery;  For a little friend, Heather;  For Geri's sister Francine;  For John & Jean's son John Louis;   For our good friend Kay in Ontario;  For Loraine, a girl I knew in Tanzania, whose wedding I did some years ago, and who has breast cancer;  For Connie's nephew, Fred; For Mary Jane Stevenson's son Philip, 34, sick & don't know why;    The Quinn’s granddaughter, Mikayla;   For Fred & Maureen’s  daughter, Kathleen, with cancer;     For Bethany & for the coming of her Little Visitor, Vivian;    And for Mary’s coming Little Visitor, Genevieve;   For Jackie Urbanczyk's continued recovery;  

 

 

Mike & Dee Miller's daughter, Lisa, not doing well;  for Nina Tucker's dad, Art;   For Sr. Patricia Otillio, a nun I worked with for years in Grand Coteau;  Judy Thompson's dad in the hospital;  John Cade's mother in law, Kalliopi Piskiouli;  Charlie's brother in law with cancer; Beth Dugan's dad struggling with prostate cancer;  from Rob, the brother of his business associate who has cancer;   For Diane Drescher with a bad back & hips;  Frank’s sister, Grace Campos, 84, with stage one;   For Jackie;  Diane McClurg's mom having a hard time making the transition to assisted living;  Dee's friend, Don Fox, with cancer;  

 

 

 

Dick Thompson's daughter, Teri Jill & her cousin Terri.  Barb & Warren's grandbabies, Leighton Elizabeth and Warren Phillip, & their friend Chris, plus Barb's dad & niece;   Bernadette Delgado's mom; Gilberto's mom and brother; Tom and Teresa Quinn's niece, Chawna, with cancer, plus Neva Flynn, Angel, and Diane Kreeitzer; Connie Doherty's mom and her sister, plus Kevin's cousin, Peter;  for Mary Ellen; for our friends, sons, and daughters in the military, including Cole Carey, Ryan McClurg, and Chebino; cure for autism from Laura Chollick; for our President that he have great success and someday hold his grandchildren in his lap.

 

 

 

  

Your Finances, April 12, 2015

Expenses:   $975.00

Outreach:   $590.00

 Thanks for your Generosity.

 We donated this week:  

 

 

 Have a Good Week, J.S

(214-783-0443)

 

 

 

 JSM Mission-Faith Statement  

      Help create a Catholic Community that welcomes all God’s People,  provides for & challenges spiritual & total growth.  

      Reaches out to help people who are disadvantaged & make the world  we live in a better place to live

 

  

 

 

 

 

 

Warren reading from Wisdom.

 

Rosemary's Blessing of the Week.

Come, O Dancing God,

Spirit of Life and Love,

of  Beauty and Diversity,

stir up my soul,

bathe me in your light,

and unleash my own spirit

that I may dance with you

and be light for those around me

and reflect your love to all that I meet this week.

 

Edited and adapted from a blessing by Fr. Andrew M. Greeley

 

 

 

Cody reading from Hebrews.

 

Our Special Thanks

•    For  the Readings:   Warren & Cody
•    For The Team:   Buddy & Georgie 
•    For the Communion Bread:   Alison & John
•    For the Wine & Cups:  Cindy & Ken
•    For the Pictures:    Jackie & Rick & Mike
•    For the coffee and extras:   Mike & Jackie & Cathy
•    For the altar & sound: Jackie & Hue & Shonda & Ben
•    For all who helped with communion
•              

 

 

Rosemary reading her Blessing of the Week.

 

Birthdays:  Lynda Fleming (last Thursday), Carrie Bieda (last Saturday),   Marlene (Friday)

 

Anniversaries:

John & Jean O'Donnell (61st Friday)

 

 

 

Thanks Dearest Sophia, for lighting our candles this morning.

 

Please Remember these special people:

For Sandra's brother who died this week & for Sandra;

For Sydney, For Sir Charlie recuperating from surgery;  For Gilberto who had a gall bladder operation:  Claire Mazzei's knee replacement operation Tuesday;    For Tom Quinn's brother & Tom's shoulder recuperation;      For a friend & neighbor, Karen, with brain cancer; For Rick Turner searching for a kidney donor, Type O neg; For Meredith, cancer free;    For Hue;  For John O'Donnell;    For Dee, and for her daughter, Lisa; For John Schanot's continued health;   For a young man who is suffering from depression;  John Cade's mother in law, Kalliopi Piskiouli and Lambrini; 

 

 

 

Dear Cindy, Happy Birthday to your sister, Marlene.

 

For John & Jean's son John Louis;   For our good friend Kay (at 91 years!) in Ontario;  For Jackie's friend, Lynn, plus Angela, & her mom;  for Sr. Patricia Otillio, a nun I worked with for years in Grand Coteau;    for Steve Barrett,Rose, & Katie;  Barb & Warren's grandbabies, Leighton Elizabeth and Warren Phillip and Ethan Michel, & their friend Chris, plus Barb's  Annie & Kaitlen;  For Cliff & Jean, plus Jean's brother Terry;  For Laura's sister Claudia;   For Dawn;    For Anthony & Sabrina;  

 

 

 

Happy 61st Anniversary, Jean & John.

 

Tom and Teresa Quinn's niece, Chawna, with cancer, their granddaughter, Mikayla;   plus Neva Flynn, Angel, and Diane Kreeitzer;   Connie Doherty's mom and her sister, plus Kevin's cousin, Peter; For a number of David McKeon's family who are having a rough time with health issues, especially Mark Pelton; for our friends, sons, and daughters in the military, including Ryan McClurg and Chebino; cure for autism from Laura Chollick; for our President.

 

 

Happy Anniversary, Donna & David

 

Your Finances, August 11, 2019

Expenses:   $1400.00  

Outreach:    $  605.00 

 

Thanks for your Generosity, Everybody.

 

 

 

New member of the Community??

 

Thanks, Everybody 

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Peace, Everybody!

 

JSM Mission-Faith Statement  

      Help create a Catholic Community that welcomes all God’s People,  provides for & challenges spiritual & total growth.  

      Reaches out to help people who are disadvantaged & make the world  we live in a better place to live.

 

 

Peace from Sophia & Sir Charlie.

Rosemary's Blessing of The Week:

 

Do you want to fast this Lent?

• Fast from hurting words and say kind words
• Fast from sadness and be filled with gratitude
• Fast from anger and be filled with patience
• Fast from pessimism and be filled with hope
• Fast from worries and trust in God
• Fast from complaints and contemplate simplicity
• Fast from pressures and be prayerful
• Fast from bitterness and fill your heart with joy
• Fast from selfishness and be compassionate to others
• Fast from grudges and be reconciled
• Fast from words and be silent so you can listen

Attributed to Pope Francis

 

 

 

John reading from Genesis.

 

 

 

Thanks to these special people:

•    For  the Readings:   John & Mary
•    For The Team:   Georgie & Buddy  
•    For the Communion Bread:   Alison
•    For the Special Communion Cups:  Jan
•    For the Pictures:   Rick & Mike 
•    For the coffee and extras: Mike & Jackie
•    For the altar & sound:  Jackie & Hue
•    For the Music:     Ben  & David
•    For all who helped with Communion 

 

 

 

Mary reading from 1 Peter.

 

 

Birthdays:   Leighton Elizabeth Wittek (5, Saturday), Rosemary (21 years no smoking, Thursday)

 

Anniversaries:

John & Lambrini (24^th today, Sunday)

 

 

 

 

Rosemary reading her Blessing of The Week.

 

 

Remember these special people

For Ray & Beth & Barb & Bill & John O'Donnell;   For Carol's recuperation; For Tom Good & his operation recuperation;   For Dee and her daughter, Lisa; For John Schanot's continued recuperation;   For a young man who is suffering from depression;  For Cliff & Jean, plus Jean's brother Terry;   For Rosemary's niece, Beth and her partner, Sarah with cancer;   For Laura's sister Claudia;   For Dawn;    For Anthony & Sabrina;   For John & Jean's son John Louis;   For our good friend Kay in Ontario;   For Rose's daughter in law Jamie; For a young father of two & married, Paul Day, struggling with a heart problem

 

 

 

Thanks, Emma, for being our dear Candle Lighter of The Week.

 

 

For Rosemary's sister, Patty and her husband, Lou;  For Cathy's uncle, Jim Wright at 93;   For Connie's nephew, Fred;  For Mary Jane Stevenson's son Philip, 34, sick & don't know why;           For Jackie's friend, Barbara, plus Angela & her mom;    For Sr. Patricia Otillio, a nun I worked with for years in Grand Coteau;   John Cade's mother in law, Kalliopi Piskiouli;    for Frank’s brother with advanced Parkinsons;      For Steve Barrett, Rose, & Katie;

 

 

 

Happy Birthday, Tom, a few weeks late.  We saved that cupcake just for you.

 

 

Dick Thompson's daughter, Teri Jill, and Judy's aging parents;  Barb & Warren's grandbabies, Leighton Elizabeth and Warren Phillip and Ethan Michel, & their friend Chris, plus Barb's  Annie & Kaitlen; Tom and Teresa Quinn's niece, Chawna, with cancer, their granddaughter, Mikayla;   plus Neva Flynn, Angel, and Diane Kreeitzer;   Connie Doherty's mom and her sister, plus Kevin's cousin, Peter; for Mary Ellen;  For a number of David McKeon's family who are having a rough time with health issues; for our friends, sons, and daughters in the military, including Ryan McClurg and Chebino; cure for autism from Laura Chollick; for our President.

 

 

 

Happy 24th Anniversary, John, to you and Lambrini.

 

 

Your Finances, February 18, 2018

Expenses:   $1005.00

Outreach:   $ 570.00

Thanks for your Generosity, Everybody.

 

 

 

21 Years without smoking!  Congratulations, Rosemary.

 

 

Have a Great Week, J.S.

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Where can you find better Music?

 

 

JSM Mission-Faith Statement  

    Help create a Catholic Community that welcomes all God’s People,  provides for & challenges spiritual & total growth.  

      Reaches out to help people who are disadvantaged & make the world  we live in a better place to live.

 

 

Buddy, don't leave us yet and go outside.  We are almost finished.  Moreover, it is cold and rainy out there.

Rosemary’s Blessing

May you see the Light in the darkness.

May this Light shine upon you

And may you share the Light with others.

 J & R Creations

 

                                                                                                                   

Our Special Thanks:

•    For Reading:  Jackie and Hugh
•    For The Team:  Georgie & Kevin
•    For the Communion Bread:  Alison
•    For the Wine & Cups: Sir Charlie & Jan
•    For the Pictures & Video:   Rick & Beth, Mike & Connie 
•    For the coffee and pastries:   Sir Charlie & Jan,  Denni and Judy and Jackie
•    For the altar & sound: Jackie & Hue
•    For the Music:  Ray &  Shonda

 

 

  Birthdays:    Sienna (4, Thursday), Erin (Monday), Chloe (8, Friday) and Kevin (18, Friday)

Anniversaries:

Ray & Claire (43rd, Thursday)

 

 

Please Remember these special people:

Jackie Urbanczyk's recovery;  From Mary Hall, Debbie Hooper with serious cancer;   John Cade's mother in law, Kalliopi Piskiouli;  Charlie's brother in law with cancer; Jean O'Donnell's brother, Louis;  Frank Esparza recuperating from an operation;  Fred and Maureen’s friend, Real Giguere;  Mary Templeton seriously hurt in a surfing accident (from Chris Phipps & Beth);  Beth Dugan's dad struggling with prostate cancer;  from Rob, the brother of his business associate who has cancer;   for Tasha and Missy,

 

 

Diane McClurg's mom having a hard time making the transition to assisted living;   Dee's friend, Don Fox, with cancer;   Dick Thompson's daughter, Teri Jill & her cousin Terri.  Barb & Warren's new grandbaby, Leighton Elizabeth, and their friends, Mike and Tara, and her dad in ICU;   Judy Carrell's friend, Matt Larson; Alexander Occhipinti; Rita;

 

 

Bernadette Delgado's mom; Gilberto's mom and brother; Tom and Teresa Quinn's niece, Chawna, with cancer, plus Neva Flynn, Angel, and Diane Kreeitzer; Connie Doherty's mom and her sister, plus Kevin's cousin, Peter; Mary Ellen's Christopher, Margaret and Jim; our friends, sons, and daughters in the military, including Cole Carey, Ryan McClurg heading to Korea, and Chebino; cure for autism from Laura Chollick; for our President that he have great success and someday hold his grandchildren in his lap.

 

 

 Your Finances: January 19, 2014

Expenses:   $1835.00

Outreach:   $1130.00

 

Video:  Exit, Sing to the Mountains, 2 min.,

   

 

We Donated this week:

Thanks for your Generosity.

Have a Good Week, J.S

(214-783-0443)

 

 

 

JSM Mission-Faith Statement  

      Help create a Catholic Community that welcomes all God’s People,  provides for & challenges spiritual & total growth.  

      Reaches out to help people who are disadvantaged & make the world  we live in a better place to live.